Business
Terex Finlay appoints global business development and sales director
Terex Finlay appointed Rik Kiddle as its global business development and sales director. In this role, Kiddle will be responsible for driving business growth, increasing market share, and identifying and developing new market opportunities on a global basis. In addition,… Keep Reading
Superior Industries enters agreement to acquire Clemro Western
Superior Industries entered into an agreement to acquire Clemro Western Ltd., based in Calgary, Alberta. Clemro Western manufactures and supplies crushing and screening equipment in western Canada. Superior says the acquisition will allow the company to increase its bulk handling… Keep Reading
Atlas Copco discontinues mobile crushing, screening business
Atlas Copco plans to discontinue manufacturing its crushers and screeners, the company reports. Johan Halling, president of Atlas Copco’s mining and rock excavation technique business, says that the mobile crusher and screener business did not “fit strategically” for the company.… Keep Reading
Lafarge, Holcim select managers for executive board
Lafarge and Holcim each plan to contribute five managers to an executive board after the two companies complete their merger. Lafarge and Holcim say that Bruno Lafont, Lafarge CEO, and Thomas Aebischer, Holcim finance chief, will lead the executive board.… Keep Reading
How to use tax breaks to reduce employee education costs
Education is an excellent fringe benefit producers can employ to attract and retain employees – and tax breaks can help to reduce the cost. One of the major assets for all aggregate producers is their employees. As is the case with… Keep Reading
6 steps to streamline mobile processing
Six simple solutions to enhance culture, improve safety and increase profits. Have you ever found yourself waiting impatiently at a traffic light when there were clearly no cars coming in the other direction? Do you ever find yourself looking for… Keep Reading
Mergers & Acquisitions: Bargain hunting
Some recent mergers and acquisitions of major aggregate producers may have smaller producers thinking. Surprisingly in today’s uneven and uncertain economic climate, two recent reports show that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are on the upswing, with most of the action… Keep Reading
Sandvik, Dyno Nobel draw record number to Quarry Academy
Sandvik Construction and Dyno Nobel hosted Quarry Academy 2013, their seventh annual event, in San Antonio from Nov. 12-14. Quarry employees and those who serve the industry participated in the three-day technical course. Their experience included a visit to Martin… Keep Reading
A sure thing
A little year-end tax planning can lead to certain tax savings for aggregate producers. Year-end tax planning can be quite simple: merely accelerate tax-deductible expense payments before the end of the tax year to reduce taxable income. To be really… Keep Reading
